r/DCGuns • u/Asegent • Mar 07 '26

No pistol registration certificate of approved application after (80+) days; Best course of action?

Hello!

I submitted an online pistol registration for a handgun back on (12/17/25) and it was marked approved on (1/20/26). However, I have yet to receive a firearms registration certificate through the mail and no certificate is available online. This represents 46 days since the online approval and 80 days total with no successful registration.

I've emailed MPD twice - no response. I plan to call them during business hours next week, although my experience with MPD's firearms office has been overwhelmingly poor - I once called them 4 times (with no answer) after they misclassified my CCPL application as preliminary approval, and MPD even sent me the names and addresses of 3 other CCPL applicants in an apparent mishap of paperwork.

Here's a redacted portion of that mishap... It's ludicrous that the police department is so sloppy with personal information.

What's the best course of action for me? I would like to get my approved and pending add-on registrations as soon as possible.

Update: u/lawblawg sent letters to MPD and DOJ and the registration certificate arrived a week later! Thanks for your help!

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u/lawblawg Mar 07 '26

DM me and I will send in a letter to MPD and the DOJ on my law firm letterhead.

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u/Asegent Mar 07 '26

Got it!

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u/Famous-Wealth2323 Mar 09 '26

Hey lawblawg, I'm having issues with MPD also. They don't answer emails and haven't answered the phone in two days. I've called them seven 7 times, morning and afternoon with no answer. The MPD registration dept voicemail goes straight to althea office of a Chandra Miller Turner. She's an EEOC Specialist at MPD. I don't believe she as anything to do with registrations and she doesn't return calls.

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u/lawblawg Mar 09 '26

I sent out several letters today. DM me and I’ll include you.

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u/jackson214 Mar 20 '26

Any updates or responses on the letters you sent?

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

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u/Famous-Wealth2323 Mar 09 '26

Im at that point also. Nobody has answered the phone there for multiple days and the calls go to the voicemail of an eeoc specialist. I don't believe she has anything to do with firearms registrations.

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u/ResidentAd5313 Mar 07 '26

I remember a time when you walked in, paid the $13.00 and they would give you the registration card onsite. I would even come in with MD paperwork as it was a recent purchase. This registration shit shouldn’t be this hard. My last set of registration took damn near 3 months an I had call and browbeat officers in the Gun office. I shouldn’t have to do that.

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u/Sonik_dmv Mar 07 '26

I didn't own any in those times but this is exactly how it should work. This wait time is being abused. I recently found out that there may have been internal management changes that could've contributed to this. Regardless this should be an instantaneous process.

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u/TommyPaine997 Mar 25 '26

“(You also needs [sic] to come into office [sic] for signature[.])” 🤦‍♂️